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(720 ILCS 550/8) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 708)
Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Industrial Hemp Act, it is unlawful for any person knowingly to produce the Cannabis
sativa plant or to possess such plants unless production or possession
has been authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 or 15.2 of the Act.
Any person who violates this Section with respect to production or possession of:
(a) Not more than 5 plants is guilty of a civil |
| violation punishable by a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $200. The proceeds of the fine are payable to the clerk of the circuit court. Within 30 days after the deposit of the fine, the clerk shall distribute the proceeds of the fine as follows:
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(1) $10 of the fine to the circuit clerk and $10
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| of the fine to the law enforcement agency that issued the citation; the proceeds of each $10 fine distributed to the circuit clerk and each $10 fine distributed to the law enforcement agency that issued the citation for the violation shall be used to defer the cost of automatic expungements under paragraph (2.5) of subsection (a) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act;
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(2) $15 to the county to fund drug addiction
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(3) $10 to the Office of the State's Attorneys
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| Appellate Prosecutor for use in training programs;
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(4) $10 to the State's Attorney; and
(5) any remainder of the fine to the law
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With respect to funds designated for the Illinois
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| State Police, the moneys shall be remitted by the circuit court clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund. With respect to funds designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Natural Resources shall deposit the moneys into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund.
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(b) More than 5, but not more than 20 plants, is
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(c) More than 20, but not more than 50 plants, is
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| guilty of a Class 3 felony.
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(d) More than 50, but not more than 200 plants, is
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| guilty of a Class 2 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed and for which liability for the cost of conducting the investigation and eradicating such plants may be assessed. Compensation for expenses incurred in the enforcement of this provision shall be transmitted to and deposited in the treasurer's office at the level of government represented by the Illinois law enforcement agency whose officers or employees conducted the investigation or caused the arrest or arrests leading to the prosecution, to be subsequently made available to that law enforcement agency as expendable receipts for use in the enforcement of laws regulating controlled substances and cannabis. If such seizure was made by a combination of law enforcement personnel representing different levels of government, the court levying the assessment shall determine the allocation of such assessment. The proceeds of assessment awarded to the State treasury shall be deposited in a special fund known as the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund.
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(e) More than 200 plants is guilty of a Class 1
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| felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed and for which liability for the cost of conducting the investigation and eradicating such plants may be assessed. Compensation for expenses incurred in the enforcement of this provision shall be transmitted to and deposited in the treasurer's office at the level of government represented by the Illinois law enforcement agency whose officers or employees conducted the investigation or caused the arrest or arrests leading to the prosecution, to be subsequently made available to that law enforcement agency as expendable receipts for use in the enforcement of laws regulating controlled substances and cannabis. If such seizure was made by a combination of law enforcement personnel representing different levels of government, the court levying the assessment shall determine the allocation of such assessment. The proceeds of assessment awarded to the State treasury shall be deposited in a special fund known as the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19; 102-145, eff. 7-23-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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